Cameron to Privatise Roads

[jimmy]

Originally Posted by cashman

Its just another idea on how to screw Joe Public, n some are too dim to see how "Real Tories" are.

Hey Cashy, who was in charge when the M6 toll rd opened in 2003.

It wouldn't have been the Labour party would it?

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jimmy

Hey Cashy, who was in charge when the M6 toll rd opened in 2003.

It wouldn't have been the Labour party would it?

Its a simple point, The revenue from Road Tax,plus the Tax on fuel, would easily solve the road repair problem, in case yeh aint noticed its 2012 now. Fool! it matters not who is in charge its wrong simple as? bit hard fer some to comprehend i know, but please try.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

Its a simple point, The revenue from Road Tax,plus the Tax on fuel, would easily solve the road repair problem, in case yeh aint noticed its 2012 now. Fool! it matters not who is in charge its wrong simple as? bit hard fer some to comprehend i know, but please try.

Just a pity that that option was taken in one of Labours 10 year plans marshaled by Two Jags, mind you when 10 year plans only lasted 18 months before they had a rethink its hardly surprising really, as usual just another thing left for the Tories to pick up the pieces and there are a hell of a lot of pieces to pick up

[katex]

Originally Posted by cashman

Its a simple point, The revenue from Road Tax,plus the Tax on fuel, would easily solve the road repair problem, in case yeh aint noticed its 2012 now. Fool! it matters not who is in charge its wrong simple as? bit hard fer some to comprehend i know, but please try.

Not taking up on your point of who is in charge, Cashy, is going to be a problem no matter who is in power, due to the fact we all want cars now and overcrowding (as Jaysay mentioned), is our problem. It is us, the public, that are creating this problem. Just look down your street now and see how many houses have 2/3 cars. We are our own worst enemy, being lazy or snobby about public transport.

Ok, may generate more road tax,VAT from petrol sales,but this money does not go into a separate account. Goes direct into the Treasury pot and for the powers that be to decide which are the priorities. Some more than others.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by davemac

I thought the road tax was the motorist contributing to the road system, how can a toll then be introduced on something that belongs to the taxpayer (theoretically)

We pay road fund licence, we have to pay tax on the fuel we use, how many more ways are there to get money out of the motorist to use the road system?

for many years i also thought road tax was collected to pay for the repair etc of the road system but it turns out its collected to pay for everything infact most of it is probably spent repairing roads in other countries seen as our country likes to hand money over abroad hand over fist via EU membership and handouts to any other country that puts its gruppy paw out

god forbid money collected from british citizens be spent sorting out british problems

Not to worry though we have a MP who has sworn to vote in favour of a referendum to stop this happening twice on this forum so lets wait and see what happens...

oh wait theres been a vote to say if we get a referendum lets go see how our MP voted im sure with him knowing the feelings of the vast majority of his people that he will vote in favour of our demoratic right to a say on this matter.......

OOPS turns out he stabbed us in the back

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by jimmy

Hey Cashy, who was in charge when the M6 toll rd opened in 2003.

It wouldn't have been the Labour party would it?

The M6 toll road was commissioned in 1991.. that shows the timescale of any new proposals ... anyway this is just a red herring shoved in by Cameron to deflect from the NHS bill and any tax reduction for those earning over 150k anum.

[Alan Varrechia]

The myth of 'road tax' returns to haunt us again | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Hope this works. Seems road tax used to be for repairing maintaining roads until 1937 when a certain tory decided to redirect it elseware.

[cmonstanley]

the company who run the private road lost 48 million and had to be bailed out.the railways got privatised and got bailed out with 2 billion more than when it was nationalised.the tories are idiots,

[kestrelx]

Originally Posted by Neil

Another link here to this story from the Telegraph Privatised roads to get country moving again - Telegraph

I thougth they were building these hi-speed train networks so people didn't have to use cars so much! Seems they are a bit confused about what they are doing. Privatised roads - they'll be buidling them left right and centre; damaging the environment even more!

[Eric]

Originally Posted by jaysay

This is something that as been happening in other countries for a long time, especially the States, with road users going to increase by by 40% by 2035, unless something is done now the countries roads are going to be like the M25 at rush hour, wall to wall traffic jams. Just wondering what are the alternatives, restricting car use maybe. Road maintenance has been neglected by every colour of government over the last 40 years. Maybe ring fencing the road tax could be a start, as only a fraction of what is raised through it is spent on what it should be

What you guys need is a bigger country ... we don't have that problem over here

[Less]

Originally Posted by Eric

What you guys need is a bigger country ... we don't have that problem over here

Thank's to the EEC we have a restriction on the size of Country we can import, If you want us, you're going to have to invite us around to your place, I bagsy a seat near the log fire so I can relish in the aroma of drying dog.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Less

Thank's to the EEC we have a restriction on the size of Country we can import, If you want us, you're going to have to invite us around to your place, I bagsy a seat near the log fire so I can relish in the aroma of drying dog.

Less you must stop making me laugh - it hurts! But I love the picture you paint...